THE AMIR: I would like to welcome His Excellency the President in
Qatar. We are delighted to have him here with us in Qatar. The
President is the first sitting U.S. President ever to visit Qatar.
However, his father, President Bush, was actually here in Qatar in
1960, but perhaps the President does not remember -- he was young then.
(Laughter.)

So we are delighted to continue our dialogue with the President and
continue the issues that we have discussed recently in Washington
during my visit regarding the bilateral relationship between the two
countries.

THE PRESIDENT: Your Highness, thank you so much for your grand
hospitality. You have been a steadfast friend of the United States and
for that we are very grateful. You and your wife have been a leader in
education reform and reforms leading to freedom, and for that we are
very grateful as well and are impressed by your leadership. And it is
my honor to be the first sitting United States President to have
visited this important country and I want to thank you for your
hospitality.